Details of your catches:

x1 58lb Mirror
x1 54lb Mirror
13 Commons and Mirror and Grass Carp Mix between 27lb and 39lb

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Tiger Nut and Cell Pop Up on a Ronnie Rig

Were the facilities what you expected?

Excellent Facilities and Clean. X2 Fridges and X1 Chest Freezer with Good Toilet and Shower wash Facilities

Were you happy with them?

Extremely Happy with the Lake and Facilities and The Bailiffs were extremely helpful and polite.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes, I would Highly Recommend the Lake

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes, I would Highly Recommend the Lake

General Comments:

Great Lake with Great Facilities for Drive and Survive with really nice Bailiffs. Swims are good size. Great for Up To 8 Anglers. Difficult Fishing week as temperatures exceeded 27 Degrees which was unexpected in October. The Water Lake is weed free with some good size Fish in it but the Crayfish can be a nuisance. I would recommend this lake and will be coming back. Thank You

Details of your catches:

Blue Lake 2023 catches
FCUK Carp Crew fished Saturday 29th Sept to Saturday 07th Oct.
7 anglers a detailed below

Matt Gifford (Swim 3)
36lb 8oz Common - Saturday 20:45 on 15mm Calypso Fluro Pink Pop Up tipped with pink micro artificial corn with Krill Goo.
46lb Mirror - Monday 21:30 on 15mm Calypso Fluro Pink Pop Up with Krill Goo.
25lb 8oz Mirror - Tuesday 19:30 on 15mm Calypso Fluro Pink Pop Up with Almond Goo.
20lb Mirror - Wednesday 00:45 on 15mm Calypso Fluro Pink Pop Up with Krill Goo.
35lb Common - Wednesday 04:00 on 15mm Calypso Fluro Pink Pop Up tipped with orange micro artificial corn and Krill Goo.
34lb Mirror - Wednesday 15:00 on 15mm Calypso Fluro Pink Pop Up.
33lb Common -Saturday 05:30 on 15mm Calypso Fluro Pink Pop Up tipped with pink micro artificial corn and Krill Goo.

Steve Gifford (Swim 3)
20lb Mirror - Sunday 00:30 on a double 18mm Cell bottom bait.
44lb 8oz Mirror - Wednesday 00:15 on an 18mm Cell bottom and milky toffee wafter presented snowman soaked in Almond Goo.
15lb Mirror - Wednesday 03:15 on an 18mm Cell bottom and milky toffee wafter presented snowman soaked in Almond Goo.
8lb Bream - Friday 03:50 on an 18mm Cell bottom and milky toffee wafter presented snowman soaked in Almond Goo.
25lb 8oz Mirror - Friday 21:30 on an 18mm Cell bottom and milky toffee wafter presented snowman soaked in Almond Goo.
25lb 8oz Mirror - Saturday 05:10 on an 18mm Cell bottom and milky toffee wafter presented snowman soaked in Almond Goo.

Steve Young (Swim 11)
24lb Grass - Thursday night on double 18mm Cell bottom baits.
32lb Grass - Thursday 16:15 on a 20mm Sticky Baits Manilla bottom bait tipped with a Cell Pop up on a snowman presentation.
30lb Grass - Friday night on a 20mm Sticky Baits Manilla bottom bait tipped with a Sticky Baits Orange Pop up on a snowman presentation.

Colin Mack (Swim 11)
36lb Mirror - Tuesday 16:30

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

As above

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes

Were you happy with them?

Yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes, but our overall negatives were as follows....
Treacherous swims, need to make them safer when landing fish.
Chair / shelves needed in the shower area.
Over run with Rats and Coypu's.
Shelters on each swim would be great.
Every swim had odds and ends of fishing line, fag butts and bottle tops.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

General overhaul to tidy swims and thorough walk round by anglers should be made to ensure all swims left spotless.
Rats and coypu's big issue.

*Angling Lines note* Thank you for your feedback, all noted and improvements will be made this winter. Rats continue to be actively managed.

Details of your catches:

Between the 7 of us we caught over 50 fish ranging from 21lb to 62lb

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Make sure your hooks are sharp. I changed my hooks every other day.
All my fish were on krill boillies

Were the facilities what you expected?

There is plenty of room for food and bait in fridge and freezer. And the shower and toilet were really clean

Were you happy with them?

Yes it was nice to be able to have a shower after a fishy night

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Definitely. We are already planning our next trip back to blue lake in two years time.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes all information was really helpful and clear

General Comments:

If you’re wondering if it’s worth it. It definitely is. Really well run and looked after. And the people who run the lake are really helpful and friendly.

Details of your catches:

Caught approx 60 fish
A fair few lost to in the snags
Carp to 52
Grass carp to 45

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Various tactics was used
Bottom baits and pop ups

Were the facilities what you expected?

It was our 3rd trip there, so we was happy with everything

Were you happy with them?

Yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Definitely

General Comments:

Snags need clearing round the lake
Overall great venue
The rats are definitely a problem this year but there are traps in the swims